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Episode 66: The Battle of May Island

Episode 66: The Battle of May Island

Disaster Area · Disaster Area

January 23, 201840m 19s

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Show Notes

In wartime, terrible loss of life is expected - but usually not due to a series of ridiculous screw-ups. On January 31, 1918, a fleet from the British Royal Navy left a Scottish port in the Firth of Forth with the intention of leaving for exercises in the North Sea. But among that fleet were multiple K-class submarines, a sub notorious for its flaws, its bad luck, and its short history of deadly accidents.